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Louvre’s 0 million jewel heist to be adapted for the big screen

Louvre’s $100 million jewel heist to be adapted for the big screen

Published by Sam Flores

Last year’s brazen robbery of the Louvre — when thieves made off with jewellery worth some $100 million — is set to become a movie, a publisher said on Tuesday. French director Romain Gavras — whose work includes 2025 Hollywood film “Sacrifice” starring Anya Taylor-Joy and music videos including most recently a hypnotic schoolboy choreography for GENER8ION — will draw inspiration from the investigative book “Main basse sur le Louvre” (literally “A grab at the Louvre”). Watch moreThe looted list: Louvre jewels added to international database Film rights to the book about the October 19, 2025 heist had been sold to the production company Iconoclast, the Flammarion publishing house said. The book, written by three journalists, from French dailies Le Parisien and Le Monde, and weekly glossy magazine Paris Match, is to hit bookstores on Wednesday. According to trade magazine Le Film Francais, the movie project is in development, though neither the title nor the cast has been announced. The Louvre heist sent shockwaves around the world and sparked a security crisis within the world-famous …

Louvre’s Denon Wing Springs a Leak, Damaging One Painting

Louvre’s Denon Wing Springs a Leak, Damaging One Painting

Published by José Betancourt

The Louvre‘s Denon Wing, an area of the Paris museum that hosts masterpieces by Leonardo da Vinci, Eugène Delacroix, Théodore Géricault, and many more, sprang a leak on Thursday night, marking the latest difficult turn for an institution that is facing fallout from last year’s heist, scrutiny over its infrastructure, and continued work stoppages. A union spokesperson told Reuters on Friday that the leak happened in Room 707 of the museum, which reportedly holds works by artists such as Bernardino Luini and Charles Meynier. The French broadcaster BMF TV also confirmed news of the leak, reporting that the Louvre had internally labeled it an “emergency situation” and a “major water leak.” Related Articles The Meynier painting, an 1820 work called Triumph of French Painting: Apotheosis of Poussin, Le Sueur and Le Brun, was damaged as a result of the leak, which caused “two micro-tears” and the “slight lifting of the paint layer,” a museum spokesperson told BFM TV. The artwork will undergo further investigation as the museum seeks to repair it. Notably not contained in …

How the Louvre’s Stolen Jewels Turned Up at Paris Couture Week, Courtesy of Schiaparelli

How the Louvre’s Stolen Jewels Turned Up at Paris Couture Week, Courtesy of Schiaparelli

Published by Sam Flores

Roseberry has arguably become the most recognizable couture designer for the Millennial and Zoomer generations. His designs, whether they’re on the runway or on celebrities like Doja Cat or Kylie Jenner, often go viral. (Think of the fascination and controversy, in equal parts, around the animalistic dresses he showed in January of 2022.) An American in Paris, he’s helped re-popularize couture for the fanatics that consume it online as entertainment—plus, he’s conquered a host of outlandishly lavish couture clients who wear his gold bejeweled designs like a badge of honor or a presentation card to the most exclusive of clubs. This level of recognition is also why he has, with his most recent collections, turned slightly inwards, designing still with opulence but less extravagantly so. But not this time. “It feels like the moment to do something extremely turbo-charged,” Roseberry says, walking through a board displaying images of his collection. “The last few seasons have been disciplined, toned down, and very controlled,” he explains, “and this time I wanted to peacock a little bit, and …

Louvre’s higher ticket prices for non-European visitors take effect

Louvre’s higher ticket prices for non-European visitors take effect

Published by Sam Flores

People wait for the Louvre museum to open as employees at the Louvre Museum vote to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world’s most visited museum, Thursday, December 18, 2025 in Paris. THIBAULT CAMUS / AP France is hiking prices for non-Europeans at the Louvre this week, provoking debate about so-called “dual pricing.” Starting on Wednesday, January 14, any adult visitor from outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway will have to pay €32 ($37) to enter the Louvre – a 45% increase – while the Palace of Versailles will up its prices by €3. Americans, UK citizens and Chinese nationals, who are some of the museum’s most numerous foreign visitors, will be among those affected, as will tourists from poorer countries. The French move has few precedents elsewhere in Europe, but is more common in developing countries, where tariffs at sites such as Machu Picchu in Peru or the Taj Mahal in India vary. Trade unions at the Louvre have denounced the policy as “shocking philosophically, socially and on a …